The reports were produced each year by the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) of a district and set out the work done by his public health and sanitary officers. They provided vital data on birth and death rates, infant mortality, incidence of infectious and other diseases, and a general statement on the health of the population. The reports also allowed the authors to express the diversity of their local communities and their own personal interests so sometimes contained unexpected and quirky...
To browse journals by title, please click here . The journals collection is part of the Wellcome Library, one of the world’s major resources for the study of medical history. The Library houses 2.5 million items of exceptional diversity, including books, films, archives, manuscripts and artworks from around the world. The journals comprise a very large collection, going back as far as the late eighteenth century, and are representative of the broad span and...
Chemist and Druggist, the leading trade journal for the pharmacy community in the UK, has been in continuous publication since 1859. It contains a wealth of information for studying the history of medicine and pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Also contained in its pages are many striking visual examples from over 150 years of developments in advertising, packaging and graphic design. The Chemist and Druggist has been made available by the Wellcome Library , one of the greatest...
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1889
1889
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Solomon, King of Israel. n 80024516; Mathers, S. L. MacGregor (Samuel Liddell MacGregor)
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Limited ed. of 500 numbered copies
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Topic: Jewish magic
Resources digitised to compliment the Wellcome Collection Sexology exhibit, 2014-15.
The history of medicine in film The Moving Image and Sound Collection (MISC) is part of the Wellcome Library , one of the greatest specialist collections on the history of medicine and the medical humanities. The Library houses over 2.5 million items of extraordinary range and diversity, including books, films, archives, manuscripts and artworks from around the world. This selection of over 200 digitised videos from MISC covers all aspects of 20th century healthcare and medicine. Some of the...
Topic: medical
Published by 'A virtuoso of the good fashion'
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1861
1861
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Lévi, Éliphas, 1810-1875. n 50032513
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t. 1. Dogme.--t. 2. Rituel
Topic: Magic
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Nouveau manuel complet des sorciers, ou la magie blanche, dévoilée par les découvertes de la chimie, de la physique et de la mécanique, contenant un grand nombre de tours dus à l'électricité, au calorique, à la lumière, à l'air, aux nombres, aux cartes, à l'escamotage, etc. Ainsi que les scènes de ventriloquie exécutées et communiquées par M. Conte [i.e. Comte] ...
1837
1837
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Comte, M. (Louis Christian Emanuel Apollinaire), 1788-1859. nr2002007347
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2 unnumbered leaves, 392 pages, 3 folded plates : (18mo)
Topic: Occultism
Wellcome Sexology Collection
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1934
1934
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Unwin, J. D. (Joseph Daniel), 1895-1936.; Unwin, J. D. (Joseph Daniel), 1895-1936
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"Notes and references": p. [433]-617. Bibliography: p. [624]-642
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Topics: Primitive societies, Sexual ethics, Sex, Culture
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1929
1929
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Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947. n 80057223
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"Published for subscribers only."
Topics: Occultism, Magic
Historic printed material published by the Wellcome Trust.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1801
1801
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Barrett, Francis. n 87131016; Trithemius, Johannes, 1462-1516. n 82072962
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Printer's imprint at foot of half-title: Knight and Compton, printers
Topics: Occultism, Alchemy, Magic
Resources digitised to compliment the Wellcome Collection Forensics exhibit, 2014-15.
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1788
1788
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Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791. n 50032813
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ESTC
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Topic: English language
Issued in a limited edition of "only three thousand copies"
Topics: Erotic literature, Erotic art, Sex in literature, Pornography, Sex, Prostitution, Homosexuality,...
Edition limited to 300 numbered copies on French hand-made paper"
Topic: Sex
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1902
1902
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Sédir, Paul, 1871-1926. n 85184975
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Bibliography: [173]-178
Topic: Materia Medica
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1783
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Petrus, de Abano, approximately 1250-approximately 1315. Magical elements. n 85112114
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Amulets and superstitions : the original texts with translations and descriptions of a long series of Egyptian, Sumerian, Assyrian, Hebrew, Christian, Gnostic and Muslim amulets and talismans and magical figures, with chapters on the evil eye, the origin of the amulet, the pentagon, the swastika, the cross (pagan and Christian), the properties of stones, rings, divination, numbers, the Kabbâlâh, ancient astrology, etc., bySir E. A. Wallis Budge ...
1930
1930
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Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934. n 80057205
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xxxix, 543 pages, 1 unnumbered page : 25 cm
Topics: Amulets, Superstitions, Superstition
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
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1877
1877
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ʻAlī ibn al-ʻAbbās, al-Majūsī al-Arrajānī, 930-994
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Topic: Medicine, Arabic
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1935
1935
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Churchill, W. A. (William Algernon), 1865-1947
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94 pages cdxxxii pages : 30 1/2 cm
Topics: Paper industry -- History, Papermaking -- History, Watermarks, Papermaking
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1912
1912
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Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935
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xviii, 84, 1711 pages ; 27 cm
Topics: Chinese language -- Dictionaries -- English, Chinese language
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1907
1907
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Däath, Heinrich. n 2005181550
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xi, 111 pages : 16 cm
Topic: Medical astrology
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2003
2003
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India. Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee
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volumes ; 27 cm
Topics: Pharmacopoeias, Medicine, Ayurvedic -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Medicine, Ayurvedic,...
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1910
1910
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Le Vasseur, A
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"La présente édition en français ... n'est autre chose que la rajeunissement complet de la traduction attribuée à A. Levasseur dans le catalogue Brunet." -- "Avertissement," t. 1, p. [v]
Topic: Magic
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1812
1812
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Fleming, John, -1815
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1 unnumbered leaf, pages 153-196, 317-358, folded color plates ; (8vo)
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1823
1823
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. n 79054933; Sonnini, M; Kirchenhoffer, H
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xxxiv, 32 unnumbered leaves, folded plate ; (8vo)
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1909
1909
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Burke, Bernard, 1814-1892
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clxxxv, 2570 pages : 27 cm
Topics: Genealogy and Heraldry, Baronetage, Nobility, Great Britain
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
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1897
1897
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Kent, J. T. (James Tyler), 1849-1916
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Issued in 10 parts
Topics: Homeopathy, Materia Medica
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1911
1911
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Yatindranatha, Sena
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1145 pages ; 23 cm
Topic: Urdu language
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1847
1847
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Yates, William, 1792-1845
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iv pages, 1 unnumbered leaf, 589, 19 pages ; (8vo)
Topics: Hindustani language, Hindustani language -- Dictionaries -- English
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
The sound archive includes ‘born-digital’ and older formats such as audio-cassettes and CDs of radio programmes on medical, biomedical and medical-historical topics. Non-broadcasted material includes recordings documenting exhibitions, interviews, lectures, conferences, seminars and symposia, many of which were organised by the Wellcome Trust.
Topics: wellcome, sound recordings
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1904
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Wright, Allen, active 1873-1880. n 88651143; Mellen, T. L
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Topic: Choctaw language
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1881
1881
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Massey, Gerald, 1828-1907. n 50044123
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Contains vocabularies
Topics: Egyptian language, Mythology, Religion, Folklore
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"Comprising information concerning all persons bearing hereditary or courtesy titles, knights, companions of all the various orders, and the collateral branches of all peers and baronets"
Topic: Genealogy and Heraldry
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1912
1912
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Moore, N. Hudson, 1857-1927. n 50004220
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"List of English clockmakers": p. [163]-293; "List of American clockmakers": p. [295]-330
Topic: Clocks and watches
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1909
1909
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Stratz, C. H. (Carl Heinrich), 1858-1924
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Includes bibliographic footnotes and indexes
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1889
1889
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Hartmann, Franz, 1838-1912. n 50026762
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136 pages : 22 cm
Topic: Astrology
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1905
1905
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Santini de Riols, Emmanuel Napoléon, 1847-1908. n 82127856
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173 pages ; 19 cm
Topic: Gems
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1845
1845
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Trismégiste, Johannes. n 2009081696
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By Lorambert.--cf. Weller, E. Lexicon pseudonymorum (1886) p. 572
Topics: Dreams, Dream interpretation, Divination, Divination, Dream interpretation, Dreams
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1920
1920
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Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934. n 80057205
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Plate, facing p. [ii], contains dedication to the memory of Samuel Birch, within colored ornamental border of Egyptian design
Topic: Egyptian language
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1845
1845
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Bréteau, Madame
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xiv, 309 pages : (12mo)
Topic: Le Normand, M. A. (Marie-Anne Adélaide), 1772-1843
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1888
1888
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Stokes, W. D
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40 pages ; 17 cm
Topics: 93-1541, Galen, Anti-Vaccinating Society
This film shows various cases of mothers who have difficulty breast feeding their babies. Solutions to the problems are demonstrated, for instance a case of inverted nipples can be treated successfully with massage and the use of a breast pump. An inadequate milk supply can be supplemented with formula. 'Flabby breasts' can be successfully treated with massage, supplementary feeding and exercise. 2 segments.
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Topics: Anatomy, Breast Feeding, Maternal Behavior, Mothers, Maternal and child health, Midwives. Doctors.
3000 copies were privately printed by the anthropological branch of the Falstaff Press in 1933
Topics: Paraphilias, Sex, Homosexuality, Prostitution, Erotica, Nudity
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1623
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Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
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4 unnumbered leaves, 133, that is, 237 pages ; (4to)
Topics: Home economics, Housekeeping
Source: folio
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The book of household management [electronic resource] : comprising information for the mistress, housekeeper, cook, kitchen-maid, butler, footman, coachman, valet, upper and under house-maids, lady's maid, maid-of-all-work, laundry-maid, nurse and nurse-maid, monthly, wet, and sick nurses, etc. etc. also, sanitary, medical, & legal memoranda with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort
1861
1861
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Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865
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Added illustrated t.-p. with title: Beeton's book of household management
Topics: Cooking, Housekeeping
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1722
1722
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Huygens, Constantijn, 1628-1697
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vi, 162 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of folded plates : (8vo)
Topics: Plurality of worlds, Life on other planets, Cosmology
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1948
1948
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Institoris, Heinrich, 1430-1505
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xxi, 277 pages, 1 unnumbered page : 23 cm
Topics: Criminal procedure, Demonology, Witchcraft, Criminal Law, Criminal law
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1939
1939
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Stebbing, L. Susan (Lizzie Susan), 1885-1943. no 96037916
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Includes bibliographic footnotes and index
Topics: Thinking, Thought and thinking
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1787
1787
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Royal Humane Society (London, England)
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38 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf ; 12mo (18 cm)
Topics: Societies, Medical, Drowning, Resuscitation
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Jun 20, 2022
06/22
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UBM
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Topics: Pharmacy, Drug Industry
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1949
1949
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Great Britain. Ministry of Food
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40 pages ; 25 cm
Topics: Rationing, Great Britain
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
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998
1883
1883
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Marshall, John, 1818-1891; Cuthbert, J. S., ill
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Includes index
Topics: Anatomy, Artistic, Medical Illustration
Produced as a marketing tool for the hypertension drugs Centyl and Reserpine, this record features heart sounds and murmurs encountered in the most common congenital and acquired heart diseases. Each recording is preceded by a brief description. 1. The normal heart; 2. Interventricular septal defect; 3. Interatrial septal defect; 4. Pulmonary stenosis; 5. Patent ductus arteriosus; 6. Mitral stenosis; 7. Mitral insufficiency; 8. Aortic stenosis; 9. Aortic insufficiency; 10. Hypertension within...
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Topics: Cardiology D002309, Heart Auscultation D006326, Heart Sounds D006347, Heart Murmurs D006337
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1937
1937
by
Allendy, René, 1889-1942. n 84090539
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199 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates ; 21 cm
Topic: Paracelsus, 1493-1541
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1911
1911
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Rose, H. A. (Horace Arthur), 1867-1933. n 84103999; Ibbetson, Denzil, Sir, 1847-1908. n 84029393; Maclagan, Edward, Sir, 1864-1952. nr 93011436
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Subtitle varies slightly
Topics: Ethnology, Caste, Caste, Ethnology, Religion
Shows the symptomatology of shell-shock in 18 British other rankers and its treatment by two leading R.A.M.C. neurologists in two British military hospitals towards the end of the First World War. Captions tell us the men's names, rank, medical condition, details of their symptoms and how long it took to complete the cure, which in one case was in two and a half hours. Clinical features shown include a variety of ataxic and hysterical gaits hysterical paralyses, contractures and anaesthesias...
Topics: World War, 1914-1918, Hospitals, Military, Combat Disorders -- rehabilitation, World war, Armed...
